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Getty Image Cole performed fan favorites 'No Role Modelz' and 'Middle Child.'

It may only be a few days after Christmas, but for some of hip-hop’s elite, there’s no such thing as a vacation. J. Cole, who spent the year on an absolute tear of surprise live appearances and scene-stealing feature verses, continued his campaign at Lil Baby’s hometown show in Atlanta on Wednesday night (December 27), popping out to surprise the concertgoers with a performance of his fan favorite, “No Role Modelz” and his standout, “Middle Child.” Lil baby brought J. Cole last night in Atlanta ? — J. Cole Fan Page (@Jcolevillle) Lil Baby brought out J Cole & Quavo to his birthday concert in Atlanta — Akademiks TV (@AkademiksTV) Cole’s string of surprise performances included to surprise fans at Drake’s tour as 21 Savage’s replacement. Then, he for fans at 50 Cent’s tour in Brooklyn. He also during his iHeartRadio Festival performance in Las Vegas to perform their collaboration “ ” for the first time. The came with “Pretty Little Fears” collaborator 6lack in LA, after which Cole circled back around to reconnect with Drake for the , extending the tour in 2024. Along the way, he dropped verses with K-pop star , , his own Dreamville artist , the surprising collaborators and , with Drake (including his ), and . He’s had a busy year, and he STILL has yet to release his long-awaited album, Read more